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Photographing Sonia Chew

Portrait by Adele Chan using the Nikon Df
Text by Adele Chan
Hair and makeup by Sonia Chew

I first met Sonia nine years ago when we were introduced by a mutual friend. She was a teenager, had short hair, and was still in school. It’s hard to believe how fast time flies and how much life changes from your teen years to working life. Sonia’s a beautiful example of this; and just like her career, her beauty regime has grown up too. She describes her daily beauty look as natural; she says that she doesn’t play with a lot of eye makeup, but focuses on lips and brows. “Lips are an easy way to look like you have makeup on” — it’s true. Just recently, Sonia was chosen to star in Etude House’s advertising campaign; and that’s an incredible feat considering she’s the first non-Korean to secure an endorsement by the brand. Well done!